Senate Rules and Administration Committee

114th Congress (2016 cycle)

It is not so much special interests but other lawmakers that watch this committee closely. This is because its members control the rules of floor debate and contested elections. Senate Rules has oversight over the Federal Election Commission, the agency that regulates campaign financing. It also has jurisdiction over the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Capitol and the House and Senate buildings.

Sectors Contributing to Members of this Committee, 2016 Election Cycle

PACs

Indivs

Agribusiness

$4,310,889

$3,427,326

Communic/Electronics

$3,995,707

$4,932,270

Construction

$1,595,500

$3,220,108

Defense

$1,986,049

$1,049,003

Energy/Nat Resource

$4,138,990

$5,038,623

Finance/Insur/RealEst

$9,092,567

$25,906,042

Health

$6,663,641

$6,454,958

Lawyers & Lobbyists

$2,508,162

$14,039,426

Transportation

$3,099,469

$2,501,478

Misc Business

$5,542,411

$9,827,233

Labor

$2,194,800

$38,008

Ideology/Single-Issue

$7,214,232

$6,425,433

Other

$285,608

$12,534,799

Figures are based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically
. Numbers are taken from PAC donations and individual contributions of more than $200.

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